We at Cabling Installation & Maintenance are not cabling installers ourselves, so sometimes we wonder if our collective leg is being pulled, especially when it comes to Installer...
The further a cleaved fiber extends out of the ferrule, the longer the polishing process and the greater the possibility of fiber breakage during polishing. If you cleave too ...
You need to add one data cable to an existing work-area location. The wall is heavily insulated, and the fish-tape has caught several times. You have been fishing in the wall ...
Q: I have been hearing more and more about video over twisted-pair cable. Most of the information I can find has been on specific active equipment that converts the video signals...
Q: Do you know if anyone has put together some reasonably priced practice tests for the bicsi registered communications distribution designer (rcdd) exam? I have found one by ...
Q: Who can I contact, or where can I get more information concerning the installation of 25-pair Category 5 cabling? I`m in the process of designing cabling- installation specifications...
Q: I`m performing telecommunications renovations work on one floor of a high-rise office building that does not have an existing telecommunications ground wire. Is it permissible...
I spoke with Carroll and determined that the riser cable was an intrabuilding backbone cable. The 1996 NEC does not require you to ground the cable shield of an intrabuilding ...
Q: I have worked with many cabling subcontractors, and they terminate fiber and UTP cable differently. Most of the subcontractors will leave a service loop of 7 to 21 feet at ...
Imagine the premises wiring market changing overnight, with a new wiring solution offering the ease of use, bend radius, and flexibility of copper, but with the unlimited bandwidth...
I enjoyed reading the articles in October`s Special Report and found them to be most informative. I was disappointed, however, when I did not find a list of available cable management...
In addition to releasing a new version of its planet cable/equipment design and management software for Microsoft Windows 95 and NT, Network & Communication Technology Inc. (NCT...
The PathFinder Tester enables one technician to locate termination addresses, test continuity and verify configuration for installed twisted-pair and coaxial cabling from one ...
The Fiber Optic Association (FOA--Boston, MA) and the interNational Electrical Contractors Association (neca--Bethesda, MD) have been chartered by the American National Standards...
ADC Telecommunications Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced its $7.75 million acquisition of Photonics Applications Inc., a Connecticut-based company specializing in high-performance...
In glossy brochures and trade show displays, patch panels are always tidy and well-dressed. In the telecommunications closet, however, the reality more closely resembles a "rat...
According to Datacom Technologies (Everett, WA), its newly introduced LANcat Vx Category 5 cable tester and talk set is the first local area network (LAN) cable tester with built...
The telecommunications industry is changing so rapidly that today we are dealing with equipment, standards, and technology that are different and more complex than just five years...
PassPort high-density, field-configurable, multimedia wall plates are the latest addition to mod-tap`s structured cabling system. Mounting the fiber plate with the field-configurable...
Proline modular enclosures have optional shielding against electromagnetic interference and radio-frequency interference, with a choice of two levels of protection. Both the standard...
The rack-mountable closet connector housing or wall-mountable closet housing can be used in main crossconnects, intermediate crossconnects, or telecommunication closets. The products...
The Photodyne brand 8000XGT fiber identifier can be adjusted to identify and test traffic in 250- and 990-micron ribbon fiber, and 2.5- and 3-millimeter fiber for construction...
This is a continuation of the article published in the January 1997 issue, page 60. This part focuses on cable applications and how the 1996 National Electrical (NEC) has been...
The OmniRing ARC/16, a dual-ring token ring active-retiming concentrator, can support distances to 1000 feet on UTP wiring. It can use existing premises wiring and structured ...
Heli-Tube spiral-cut cable wrap comes in six different materials and sizes from 0.06 to 1.25 inches. Made to bundle and protect wire, cable, tubing, and hoses, the cable wrap ...
